Writer and activist Ijeoma Oluo shares why she gave up the
pursuit of weight loss even though she had "succeeded" at dieting,
how she stepped away from the scale and made peace with her size,
why body acceptance is a journey and not a destination, how to help
kids develop peaceful relationships with their bodies, why...

Isabel Foxen Duke returns! We discuss the #1 reason
why people engage in emotional eating and bingeing,
why reclaiming your right to eat emotionally might be a key to
healing your relationship with food, why recommendations
for weight loss are scientifically unsound, how the effort to
control our food can transfer to...

Researcher and activist Joy Cox joins us to talk about how we
can fight back against internalized weight stigma and body shame,
how intersecting identities can affect body image, why refusing to
conform to cultural and societal expectations can help change the
world, the racist roots of diet culture and why fighting it...

Certified Body Trust Provider
and Health at Every Size recovery coach and consultant Sarah
Thompson joins us to talk about the barriers she faced to getting
an eating disorder diagnosis, the ways in which diet culture has
infiltrated naturopathy and Chinese medicine, the lack of Health at
Every Size education in...

About the Podcast

Helping people make peace with food since 2013. Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor Christy Harrison, MPH, RD, CDN talks with guests about their relationships with food, body image, eating disorders, weight and size acceptance, non-diet nutrition, exercise, self-compassion and self-care--all from a body-positive, Health at Every Size perspective. Along the way, Christy shares her own journey from disordered eater and dieter to food writer and anti-diet dietitian, and offers tips to help you accept your body and let go of guilt about food. This podcast challenges diet culture in all its forms--including the restrictive behaviors that often masquerade as wellness and fitness. Food Psych® is designed to offer safe and non-triggering support for listeners in recovery from eating disorders, weight stigma, and body shame. Subscribe for new anti-diet inspiration every week! Learn more and get full show notes and transcripts at christyharrison.com/foodpsych
(Disclaimer: All content in this podcast, including medical opinion and any other health-related information, is for informational purposes only and should not be considered to be a specific diagnosis or treatment plan for any individual situation. Use of the information contained in this podcast does not constitute a doctor-patient relationship.)